List of state leaders in 1987

Africa

* Algeria -
**President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
**Prime Minister - Abdelhamid Brahimi, Prime Minister of Algeria (1984-1988)
* Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
* Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
* Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
* Burkina Faso -
*# Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987)
*# Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
* Cape Verde
** President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
** Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
* Comoros - Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros (1978-1989)
* Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
* Djibouti -
** President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
** Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
* Equatorial Guinea
** President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
** Prime Minister - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982-1992)
* Ethiopia -
**Head of State - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council 1977-1987, President of Ethiopia (1987-1991).
**Prime Minister - Fikre-Selassie Wogderess, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1987-1989) "position created September 10"
* Gabon -
**President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
**Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
* The Gambia - Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970-1994)
* Guinea - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
* Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
* Liberia - Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
* Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
* Mali
** President - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
** Prime Minister - Mamadou Dembelé, Prime Minister of Mali (1986-1988)
* Mauritania
** President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
** Prime Minister - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1984-1992)
* Mauritius
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
** Governor-General - Veerasamy Ringadoo, Governor-General of Mauritius (1986-1992)
** Prime Minister - Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1982-1995)
* Morocco -
** Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
** Prime Minister - Azzeddine Laraki, Prime Minister of Morocco (1986–1992)
*Mozambique -
**President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
**Prime Minister - Mário da Graça Machungo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1986–1994)
* Nigeria - Ibrahim Babangida, President of Nigeria (1985-1993)
* Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
*São Tomé and Príncipe - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
* Senegal
** President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
* Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
* Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-1991)
* Swaziland
** Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
** Prime Minister - Sotsha Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1986-1989)
* Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
*Uganda
**President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the military council (1986-)
**Prime Minister - Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
* Zambia
**President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
**Prime Minister - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
* Zimbabwe -
**President -
**# Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
**# Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
**# position abolished, 1987

Asia

* Afghanistan -
** President -
**# Haji Mohammad Chamkani, President of Afghanistan (1986 - 1987)
**# Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987 - 1992)
**Prime Minister - Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
* Bangladesh -
**President - Hossain Mohammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh (1983–1990)
**Prime Minister - Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988)
* Brunei
**Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
**Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
*People's Republic of China -
** President - Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-1988)
** Premier -
**#Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1980-1987)
**#Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
** Head of Communist Party -
**#Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
**#Zhao Ziyang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1987-1989)
* India -
**President -
**# Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
**# Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
**Prime Minister - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
*Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader - Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
** President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
** Prime Minister - Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
* Japan -
**Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
**Prime Minister -
**#Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987)
**#Takeshita Noboru, Prime Minister of Japan (1987-1989)
* Republic of Korea -
**President - Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
**Prime Minister -
**# Lho Shin-yong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1985-1987)
**# Lee Han-key, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1987)
**# Kim Chung-yul, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1987-1988)
*Nepal
**Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
**Prime Minister - Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Prime Minister of Nepal (1986-1990)
* Pakistan -
**President - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
**Prime Minister - Muhammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985-1988)
* Philippines
**President - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
* Singapore -
**President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
**Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
** President - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
** Premier - Yü Kuo-hwa, President of the Executive Yuan (1984-1989)
* Thailand -
**King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
**Prime Minister - Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister of Thailand (1980-1988)

Australia and Oceania

* Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
**Prime Minister - Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
* Fiji -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji (1952-1987); abdicated 7 October, 1987
**Governor General - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Governor-General of Fiji (12 February, 1983-6 October, 1987)
**Head of the Interim Military Government - Sitiveni Rabuka, Head of the Interim Military Government (7 October-5 December, 1987)
**President - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, President of Fiji (5 December, 1987-16 December, 1993)
**Prime Minister
**#Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (10 October, 1970-13 April, 1987)
**#Timoci Bavadra, Prime Minister of Fiji (13 April-14 May, 1987)
**#Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (1970-13 April, 1987; 5 December, 5 December, 1987-2 June, 1992)
*Federated States of Micronesia -
*#Tosiwo Nakayama, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1979–1987)
*#John Haglelgam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1987–1991)
*Kiribati - Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (1983–1991)
*Marshall Islands - Amata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands (1979–1996)
*Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1986-1989)
*New Zealand
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (1985-1990)
**Prime Minister - David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984-1989)
*Solomon Islands -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
**Governor-General - Baddeley Devesi, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1978–1988)
**Prime Minister - Ezekiel Alebua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1986–1989)
* Tonga
** Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
** Prime Minister - Tu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi), Prime Minister of Tonga, (1965 – 1991)
* Tuvalu
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
** Governor-General - Sir Tupua Leupena, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1986-1990)
** Prime Minister - Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)
*Vanuatu -
**President - George Kalkoa, President of Vanuatu (1984–1989)
**Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1980–1991)

Europe

* Albania -
**First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor - Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
**Head of State - Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
**Premier - Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
* Andorra -
**Co-Princes -
***François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
***Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgel (1971-2003)
**Head of Government - Josep Pintat-Solans, Head of Government of Andorra (1984-1990)
*Austria -
**President - Kurt Waldheim, Federal President of Austria (1986–1992)
**Chancellor - Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986–1997)
* Belgium
** King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
** Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1982-1992)
* Denmark
** Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
** Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
* Finland
**President - Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
**Prime Minister -
**# Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland, (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
**# Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland, (1987-1991)
* France -
**President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
**Prime Minister - Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France (1986-1988)
* Federal Republic of Germany -
**President - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994)
**Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982-1998)
* German Democratic Republic -
**Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
**Head of State - Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
**Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
* Ireland
**President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
**Prime Minister -
**# Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
**# Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
* Italy -
**President - Francesco Cossiga, President of the Italian Republic (1985-1992)
**Prime Minister -
**# Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (1983-1987)
**# Amintore Fanfani, Prime Minister of Italy (1987)
**# Giovanni Goria, Prime Minister of Italy (1987-1988)
* Liechtenstein -
**Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
**Regent - Hereditary Prince Hans-Adam II, Regent of Liechtenstein (1984-1989, Prince 1989-present)
**Head of Government - Hans Brunhart, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1978-1993)
* Luxembourg -
**Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
**Prime Minister - Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984-1995)
* Malta -
**Head of State -
**#Agatha Barbara, President of Malta (1982-1987)
**#Paul Xuereb, Acting President of Malta (1987-1989)
**Prime Minister -
**#Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Prime Minister of Malta (1984-1987)
**#Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1987-1996)
* Monaco -
**Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
**Head of Government - Jean Ausseil, Minister of State of Monaco (1985-1991)
* Netherlands -
**Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands(1980-present)
**Prime Minister - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-1994)
* Norway -
**Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
**Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway (1986-1989)
* Poland
**Communist Party Leader - Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
**Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Wojciech Jaruzelski (1985-1989)
**Premier - Zbigniew Messner, President of the Council of Ministers (1985-1988)
* Portugal -
**President - Mário Soares, President of Portugal (1986-1996)
**Prime Minister - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister of Portugal (1985-1995)
* Spain
**Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
**Prime Minister - Felipe González, President of the Government (1982-1996)
* Sweden -
**Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
**Prime Minister - Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-1991)
* Switzerland -
**Swiss Federal Council - Pierre Aubert, Leon Schlumpf, Otto Stich, Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Elisabeth Kopp, Arnold Koller, Flavio Cotti; members of the Swiss Federal Council; members of the Swiss Federal Council
* Turkey -
**President - Kenan Evren, President of Turkey (1982-1989)
**Prime Minister - Turgut Özal, Prime Minister of Turkey (1983-1989)
* United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
**Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
*Vatican City
** Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
** Secretary of State - Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)

Middle East

* Bahrain -
**Monarch - Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1971-1999, Ruler 1961-1971)
**Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971-present)
* Egypt -
**President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
**Prime Minister - Atef Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
* Iran -
**Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1980-1989)
**President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981-1989)
**Prime Minister - Mir Hossein Moussavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981-1989)
* Iraq -
**President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
**Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1979-1991)
* Israel
**President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
**Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
* Jordan -
**Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
**Prime Minister - Zaid ar-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1985-1989)
* Kuwait -
**Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-present)
**Prime Minister - Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-2003)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-)
* Qatar -
**Monarch - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-1995)
**Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1970-1995)
* Saudi Arabia -
**Monarch - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
**Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
* United Arab Emirates -
**President - Sheikh Zaid ibn Sultan Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-present)
**Prime Minister - Sheikh Rashid ibn Said Al Maktum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1979-1990)
* People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
** President - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990)
** Prime Minister - Yasin Said Numan, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1986-1990)
* Yemen Arab Republic
** President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
** Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1983-1990)

North America and the Caribbean

*Antigua and Barbuda -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Wilfred Jacobs, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–1993)
**Prime Minister - Vere Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–1994)
*Bahamas -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
**Governor-General - Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979–1988)
**Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973–1992)
*Barbados -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
**Governor-General - Hugh Springer, Governor-General of Barbados (1984–1990)
**Prime Minister -
**#Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1986–1987)
**#Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Prime Minister of Barbados (1987–1994)
*Belize -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Elmira Minita Gordon, Governor-General of Belize (1981–1993)
**Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1984–1989)
*Canada
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
**Governor General - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada (1984-1990)
**Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
**See 1987 Canadian incumbents for more
*Costa Rica - Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (1986–1990)
* Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-2008)
*Dominica -
**President - Clarence Augustus Seignoret, President of Dominica (1983–1993)
**Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
*Dominican Republic - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1986–1996)
* El Salvador - José Napoleón Duarte, President of El Salvador (1984–1989)
*Haiti - Henri Namphy, President of Haiti (1986-1988)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
**President -
**# Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
**# Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
**Prime Minister - A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
* United States - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)

outh America

* Argentina - Raúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina (1983-1989)
* Bolivia - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1985-1989)
* Brazil - José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
* Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1973-1990)
* Colombia - Virgilio Barco Vargas, President of Colombia (1986-1990)
* Ecuador - León Febres Cordero, President of Ecuador (1984-1988)
* Guyana -
**President - Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (1985-1992)
**Prime Minister - Hamilton Green, Prime Minister of Guyana (1985-1992)
* Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
* Peru - Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985-1990)
* Suriname -
**President - Ramdat Misier, President of Suriname (1982-1988)
**Prime Minister -
**#Pretaapnarian Radhakishun, Prime Minister of Suriname (1986-1987)
**#Jules Wijdenbosch, Prime Minister of Suriname (1987-1988)
* Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1985-1990)
* Venezuela - Jaime Lusinchi, President of Venezuela (1984-1989)